The Women’s Classical Caucus, Lambda Classical Caucus, and Winkler Paper Prize committees invite you to participate in a jointly hosted Reading Group featuring the 2020-21 paper prize winners from the WCC, LCC, and Winkler Paper Prizes. We will meet virtually to discuss these articles on Thursday June 17 8PM ET. To register for this event and access the readings, CLICK HERE. 

For this Reading Group, we will read the following four (4) articles:

WCC Barbara McManus Award for Best Article:

• Shannon-Henderson, Kelly. 2020. “Life After Transition: Spontaneous Sex Change and Its Aftermath in Ancient Literature” in Exploring Gender Diversity in the Ancient World, eds. A. Surtees and J. Dyer, Edinburgh University Press, 2020.

LCC Rehak Award Winners:

• Ormand, Kirk. 2020. “Atalanta and Sappho: Woman in and out of time,” in Narratives of Time and Gender in Antiquity, ed. Esther Eidinow and Lisa Maurizio. London and New York: Routledge 2020: 28-48.

• Blood, H. Christian. 2019. “Sed illae puellae: Transgender Studies and Apuleius’s The Golden Ass.” Helios 46.2: 163-188.

Winkler Prize Winner:

• Schultz, Alexandra. 2021. “Language and Agency in Sappho’s Brothers Poem.” (forthcoming)

All authors have given permission for us to distribute and discuss their works for this event. The format of the discussion will depend on how many people sign up, and we ask that you sign up early. In addition, WCC is asking that you think about nominating candidates for the 2021-22 paper prizes. Click here for more information. The deadline to nominate for the next cycle of WCC awards is July 1, 2021.

We hope to see you there! The zoom link will be included at the end of the confirmation email.

Sincerely,

Chairs of the WCC, LCC, and Winkler Prize